Old barges at Castlefield basin
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Old barges at Castlefield basin
Image: © Thomas Nugent Taken: 28 Feb 2011
Manchester Ship Canal Mud Boats No 6 and 7 tied up and gathering water at the basin. These were presumably used during the dredging process to collect mud for disposal elsewhere.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.474944
Longitude
-2.25654